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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bryson's goal before he meets up with Katz again?
(a) Hiking as much of Vermont as possible.
(b) Staying in shape
(c) Joining a gym
(d) Hiking as much of New Hampshire as possible

2. What was the name of the greatest hotel in the White Mountains?
(a) The Crawford House
(b) The Profile House
(c) Bretton Woods Hotel
(d) Mount Washington Hotel

3. What does Bryson believe beauty has become for most Americans?
(a) Something to cherish
(b) Something to drive to
(c) Something to ignore
(d) Something to savor

4. What is unusual about the town of Centralia?
(a) It has a rare form of iron ore.
(b) It has toxic waterways.
(c) An underground fire has been burning for decades.
(d) It has rare flowering trees.

5. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?
(a) Gene Greylock
(b) Michael McKinley
(c) Jeremy Washington
(d) Alden Partridge

6. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?
(a) 175 miles
(b) 250 miles
(c) 500 miles
(d) 65 miles

7. What is the mountain that is a wall of rock 1,300 feet high above the Delaware River?
(a) Potomac Mountain
(b) Kitattiny Mountain
(c) Washington Peak
(d) Potomac Peak

8. What are the weather conditions when most people are victims to hypothermia?
(a) Rain and wind
(b) Freezing temperatures
(c) Temperate weather
(d) Blizzard conditions

9. How large were the Appalachian Mountains eons ago?
(a) As large as the White Mountains
(b) As large as the Smokies
(c) As large as the Himalayas
(d) As large as the Rockies

10. How does Bryson describe the town of Hanover where he lives?
(a) A rowdy college town
(b) A busy, overcrowded town
(c) A small, typical New England college town
(d) A quiet, boring town

11. Who is Bryson's hiking partner on his day hikes in New Hampshire?
(a) His wife
(b) Stephen Katz
(c) Bill Abdu
(d) Mary Ellen

12. What is Bryson afraid is staring at him when he sees two glowing eyes in the darkness?
(a) A skunk
(b) A cougar
(c) A wolf
(d) A bear

13. What dangers do hikers have to watch for in Pennsylvania?
(a) Rattlesnakes and unreliable water sources
(b) Wild boar
(c) Grizzly bears
(d) Cougars

14. What are the weather conditions like on Mount Washington?
(a) The weather is calm.
(b) The weather is balmy.
(c) The weather is extreme and quickly changes.
(d) The weather is usually warm and sunny.

15. Why do Bryson and Katz hike to old iron works?
(a) It has a shelter.
(b) It has a cafeteria.
(c) It is a tourist attraction.
(d) They are looking for a ride out of the wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bryson and Katz have to cross over in the Maine woods?

2. What happens to Katz in the Hundred Mile Wilderness?

3. What is the name of the mountain Bryson is hiking when it begins to rain?

4. Which mountains are older than the oceans and continents?

5. What happens to Bryson and Katz in the lagoon at Moxie Bald Mountain?

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